Abstract
In many cells catecholamines induce a translocation of beta-adrenergic receptors from the cell surface to intracellular vesicular sites. We have postulated that the translocation event is the result of ligand-induced endocytosis of the receptor, probably via clathrin-coated pits. Previously, we demonstrated that reduction of cellular ATP content with antimycin A completely blocked endocytosis of epidermal growth factor and translocation of beta-adrenergic receptors in 1321N1 astrocytoma cells. However, the effect of reduction in ATP content on endocytosis remains controversial. In the present report, we demonstrate that reduction of ATP content to a level < 5% of that in control cells is sufficient to prevent endocytosis of [125I]iodotransferrin and translocation of beta-adrenergic receptors. The further demonstration that reactions leading to the return of internalized transferrin or beta-adrenergic receptors to the cell surface are blocked after relatively modest reductions in ATP content provides further evidence of the similarity in the processes subserving diacytosis of beta-adrenergic receptors and transferrin. The differential requirement for ATP of the two arms of diacytosis provides the basis for an explanation of the controversy regarding a requirement for ATP in endocytosis via clathrin-coated pits.
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